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TIL Orcas (“killer whales”) comes from the name Orcinus, which means "of the kingdom of the dead", or "belonging to Orcus".

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BQ0D TIL in early 2013, banks started sending foreclosure notices without completing the process so that their customers would move out, miss payments, and eventually owe the bank more money while still being legally liable for the property
9YEvm TIL that Eric Stuart (Brock and James from the original Pokémon anime and Kaiba from the Yu-Gi-Oh anime) is a musician as well as a voice actor, and he has toured with Peter Frampton, Ringo Starr, Hall & Oates, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Chicago. Peter Frampton produced his album "Blue, Dressed in Black".
N7MEP TIL The slogan "Make your wet dreams come true" was used by 1928 presidential candidate Al Smith in reference to repealing prohibition.
Lrxv TIL that in the poorest areas of Africa, people wave oiled-up pans in the air, so that Midge Flies stick to it. After catching enough bugs, they are scraped off and cooked into a meatball. Catching the flies with the pan is very entertaining for the kids in the village.
xLAk TIL: Due to Chimerism, a DNA test showed a mother was not the mother of her own children.